Employee engagement in law: Are associates the E.E. ‘middle child’ of the legal sector?
Law careers are often seen as prestigious, usually getting mentioned in the same breath as careers in medicine by hopeful parents everywhere. Pay within legal professions is considerably higher than the UK average, with the best talent taking home mid-to-high
Asynchronous communication in remote work and why it matters
Remote working has really caught on in the past. 5 years, and for a number of reasons (from huge tech improvements, to global health crises) is growing in popularity. But while some people are already familiar with what it takes
Remote work in law firms: Top tools to help you work from home
With more organisations every day having to take drastic measures against the spread of COVID-19, those of us with jobs that can be done remotely should be thankful. Whilst not everyone across firms and chambers have the option, many of
The importance of a weekly employee check-in for your business
Who would have thought that a company called Weekly10 would advocate for weekly employee check-ins? We know it’s a shock. Next we’ll be saying they should take no more than 10 minutes to complete…. But once your heart has stopped
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Law Firms and Chambers
The concept of artificial intelligence has tantalised humanity for decades. While AI was once merely the subject of golden-age sci-fi novels and films of wildly varying quality, today AI is permeating through ever-growing areas of life with advanced feats of
Trust in The Legal Industry: How Law Firm Culture Can Affect Client Acquisition
Trust is an incredibly powerful resource for any business. Workplace trust is the basis for strong relationships and is crucial to success in business. Why? Well, businesses are built on relationships. All businesses no matter their size or the industry
The Challenges of Management in Law Firms and Chambers
Nobody goes into the legal sector because they want an easy job. Anyone who does is swiftly disavowed of that notion by the long hours, heavy workload and sheer competitiveness of the industry. But due to the unique structure of
Absenteeism in the Legal Sector: Causes and Impacts
Absenteeism can be utterly devastating for productivity in the workplace. It doesn’t just affect the output of the absent employee, either. Their co-workers’ productivity is doomed to suffer as well. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, overtime is used to cover
Modernising performance reviews in law firms to improve professional development
Traditionally speaking, performance management and employee development are supposed to go hand-in-hand, with the former leading to the latter. But it is becoming increasingly apparent that the classic performance management processes such as annual reviews are failing to live up to that expectation. A
Is it time to look at the benefits of an effective performance appraisal for chambers?
A performance appraisal might not be the sort of thing that springs to mind when you think of chambers. As opposed to working in a top-down firm, chambers are clearly far less prescriptive in their day-to day running allowing barristers